,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #h1 #bjag,mr4    
,sullivan 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 & 
,ms4 ,murk[ski7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% 
! ,am]ican ,fi%]ies ,advisory ,committee
 to assi/ 9 ! aw>d+ ( fi%]ies rese>* &  
developm5t grants1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,am]ican ,fi%]ies ,advisory ,committee
 ,act4  #b4 ,am]ican ,fi%]ies ,advisory 
,committee  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,section #b 
( ! ,act ( ,augu/ #aa1 #aici 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #gac;c-#c71 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7 ,am]ican        
,fi%]ies ,advisory ,committee  7#a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7     
,committee ,! t]m ,committee means !    
,am]ican ,fi%]ies ,advisory ,committee  
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#b74  7,b7 ,fi%+  
community ,! t]m fi%+ community means   
h>ve/]s1 m>ket]s1 gr[]s1 processors1    

recreational fi%]m51 *>t] fi%]m51 &     
p]sons provid+ !m ) goods & s]vices4    
7,c7 ,m>ket+ & promotion ,! t]m m>ket+ &
 promotion means an activity aim$ at    
enc\rag+ ! consumption ( seafood or     
exp&+ or ma9ta9+ comm]cial m>kets =     
seafood4  7,d7 ,processor ,! t]m        
processor means any p]son 9 ! bus9ess ( 
prep>+ or packag+ seafood 7includ+      
seafood ( ! processor's own h>ve/+7 =   
sale4  7,e7 ,seafood ,! t]m seafood     
means f>m-rais$ & wild-caught fi%1      
%ellfi%1 or m>9e algae h>ve/$ 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates or by a ,unit$ ,/ates flagg$    
vessel = human consumption4  7#b7       
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,am]ican ,fi%]ies 
,advisory ,committee ,act1 ! ,secret>y  
%all e/abli% #f regions )9 ! ,am]ican   
,fi%]ies ,advisory ,committee z foll[s3 
7,a7 ,region #a %all consi/ ( ,alaska1  
,hawaii1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn     
,m>iana ,isl&s1 & ! ,t]ritories ( ,guam 
& ,am]ican ,samoa4  7,b7 ,region #b %all
 consi/ ( ,ma9e1 ,new ,hamp%ire1        

,massa*usetts1 ,rhode ,isl&1 &          
,connecticut4  7,c7 ,region #c %all     
consi/ ( ,texas1 ,alabama1 ,l\isiana1   
,mississippi1 ,florida1 ,arkansas1      
,pu]to ,rico1 & t]ritory ( ! ,virg9     
,isl&s4  7,d7 ,region #d %all consi/ (  
,cali=nia1 ,wa%+ton1 ,oregon1 & ,idaho4 
7,e7 ,region #e %all consi/ ( ,new      
,j]sey1 ,new ,york1 ,delaw>e1 ,m>yl&1   
,virg9ia1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 &
 ,georgia4  7,f7 ,region #f %all consi/ 
( ,mi*igan1 ,m9nesota1 ,wiscons91       
,ill9ois1 ,indiana1 ,ohio1 &            
,p5nsylvania4  7#c7 ,memb]%ip ,!        
,committee %all be compos$ ( ! foll[+   
memb]s3 7,a7 ,regional repres5tation    
,ea* ( ! regions li/$ 9 subp>agraphs    
7,a7 ?r\gh 7,f7 ( p>agraph 7#b7 %all be 
repres5t$ on ! ,committee by #c memb]s--
  7i7 :o are appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y2    
7ii7 :o reside 9 a ,/ate or t]ritory 9 !
 region t ! memb] w repres5t2  7iii7 (  
:i*-- 7,i7 "o %all h exp]i5ce z a       
seafood h>ve/]2  7,,ii7 "o %all h       
exp]i5ce z a processor2 &  7,,iii7 "o   

%all h exp]i5ce z a recreational fi%]2 &
  7iv7 t are select$ s t ! memb]s ( !   
,committee h exp]i5ce or exp]tise ) z _m
 seafood species z practicable4  7,b7   
,at-l>ge memb]s ,! ,secret>y %all appo9t
 to ! ,committee at-l>ge memb]s to      
ensure t ! ,committee fairly reflects ! 
exp]tise & int]e/ ( ! fi%+ community    
locat$ 9 ea* region1 z foll[s3  7i7 ,"o 
individual ) exp]i5ce 9 mass m>ket food 
di/ribution4  7ii7 ,"o individual )     
exp]i5ce 9 mass m>ket food retail or    
food s]vice4  7iii7 ,"o individual )    
exp]i5ce 9 ! m>ket+ ( seafood4  7iv7 ,"o
 individual ) exp]i5ce 9 gr[+ seafood4  
7v7 ,"o individual ) exp]i5ce z a       
recreational fi%]4  7vi7 ,"o individual 
:o is an employee ( ! ,national ,m>9e   
,fi%]ies ,s]vice ) exp]tise 9 fi%]ies   
rese>*4  7vii7 ,"o individual t         
repres5ts ! fi%]ies sci5ce community4   
7#d7 ,memb] t]ms ,! t]m = a memb] ( !   
,committee %all be #c ye>s1 except t !  
,secret>y %all designate /agg]$ t]ms = !
 memb]s initially appo9t$ to !          

,committee4  7#e7 ,responsibilities ,!  
,committee %all be responsible =-- 7,a7 
id5tify+ ne$s ( ! fi%+ community t may  
be address$ by a project fund$ ) a grant
 "u subsection 7c72  7,b7 develop+ !    
reque/ = proposals = su* grants2  7,c7  
review+ applications = su* grants2 &    
7,d7 select+ applications = approval "u 
subsection 7c77#b77;,b74  7#f7 ,*air ,! 
,committee %all elect a *air by a       
majority ( ^? vot+1 if a quorum is      
pres5t4  7#g7 ,quorum ,a simple majority
 ( memb]s ( ! ,committee %all con/itute 
a quorum1 b a less] numb] may hold      
he>+s4  7#h7 ,meet+s  7,a7 ,frequ5cy ,! 
,committee %all meet n m ?an #b times   
ea* ye>4  7,b7 ,location ,! meet+s ( !  
,committee %all rotate betwe5 !         
geographic regions describ$ "u p>agraph 
7#b74  7#i7 ,/aff ,! ,committee may     
employ /aff z necess>y4  7#aj7 ,p] diem 
& exp5ses & fund+  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a     
memb] ( ! ,committee %all s]ve )\t      
comp5sation1 b %all be reimburs$ 9      
accordance ) section #egjc ( title #e1  

,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = reasonable travel
 co/s & exp5ses incurr$ 9 p]=m+ duties z
 a memb] ( ! ,committee4  7,b7 ,fund+ ,!
 reimbursem5ts made "u subp>agraph 7,a7 
%all be paid ) ! funds made available = 
grants "u subsection 7c74  7#aa7        
,conflict ( int]e/ ,! conflict ( int]e/ 
& recusal provisions set out 9 section  
#cjb7;j7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y    
,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #aheb7;j77 %all apply to any  
decision by ! ,committee & to all memb]s
 ( ! ,committee z if ea* memb] ( !      
,committee is an affect$ individual )9 !
 mean+ ( su* section #cjb7;j71 except t 
9 addition to ! disclosure requirem5ts (
 section #cjb7;j77#b77;,c7 ( su* ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aheb7;j77#b77;,c771 ea* 
memb] ( ! ,committee %all disclose any  
f9ancial int]e/ or relation%ip 9 an     
organization or ) an individual t is    
apply+ = a grant "u subsection 7c7 held 
by ! memb] ( ! ,committee1 includ+ an   
int]e/ z an (fic]1 director1 tru/ee1    
p>tn]1 employee1 contractor1 ag5t1 or   

o!r repres5tative4  4  7b7 ,role 9      
approval ( grants ,section #b7;c77#c7 ( 
! ,act ( ,augu/ #aa1 #aici 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #gac;c-#c7;c77#c771 is am5d$  
to read z foll[s3  7#c7 7,a7 ,no        
application = a grant "u ?is subsection 
may be approv$ unless-- 7i7 ! ,secret>y 
is satisfi$ t ! applicant has !         
requisite te*nical & f9ancial capability
 to c>ry out ! project2  7ii7 !         
,secret>y evaluates ! propos$ project z 
to-- 7,i7 ! selections ( ! ,committee   
e/abli%$ 9 subsection 7f72  7,,ii7      
s\ndness ( design2  7,,iii7 !           
possibilities ( secur+ productive       
results2  7,,iv7 m9imization (          
duplication ) o!r fi%]ies rese>* &      
developm5t projects2  7,v7 !            
organization & managem5t ( ! project2   
7,,vi7 me?ods propos$ = monitor+ &      
evaluat+ ! success or failure ( !       
project2 &  7,,vii7 su* o!r crit]ia z ! 
,secret>y may require2 &  7iii7 !       
application select$ = fund+ meets !     
proposal develop$ by ! ,am]ican ,fi%]ies

 ,advisory ,committee "u subsection 7f74
  7,b7 ,ju/ification ,if ! ,secret>y    
fails to provide funds to a grant       
select$ by ! ,committee1 ! ,secret>y    
%all provide a writt5 docum5t to !      
,committee ju/ify+ ! decision4  4  #c4  
,public availability ( grants proposals 
,section #b7;c7 ( ! ,act ( ,augu/ #aa1  
#aici 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gac;c-#c7;c771 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7  
,any p]son aw>d$ a grant "u ?is         
subsection %all make publicly available 
a title & ab/ract ( ! project to be     
c>ri$ out by ! grant funds t s]ves z !  
public ju/ification = fund+ ! project t 
includes a /atem5t describ+ h[ ! project
 s]ves to enhance ,unit$ ,/ates fi%]ies1
 includ+ h>ve/+1 process+1 m>ket+1 &    
associat$ infra/ructures1 if applicable4
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